Railroad-tie.



E. FOUREMAN. RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1914.

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2 SKBETSSEEET L E. FOURBMAN.

; RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JUHE 20, 1914.

Patented Oct 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

wwzwmw the invention will. no apparent froin the fol- EMANUELrootanraais, onanosriuia, a ise.

arriaoan rin Application fileii June 29, 1

vide improved means ior securing and sup-' porting the tiesa'nrlanchoring the support ing means in place on the lie.

Another feature of the invenlion' the improved form by means of whichthe lie is molded in place.

@iher objects and i'zhe. novel features of lojw ng description, taken inconnection with the drawing in which l l J. L L.

inure i a. side elevation or rho ue 'showin she rails sun oi-ted on it.Fifl. 2 v D I U is an end elevation the bio. Wii'ih a oortion of a railshown in sicle iQV1UOIL Fig. 3

v is a top plan View of the tie and parts of the rails thereon. F 19:;Ti; 13 a, longflrudmah section. of his tie and the rails thereon. Fi

aisa cross section oftlie lie on the line 5'-5, ofFig. 3. 6 is a planView of the form in which the tie is molded. Fig. 'l' is a sideelevation of the same.

The tie 10 comprises casting of cement, concrete or the'like which maybe molded in place in the roacllied while the road in operation. It issubstantially rectangular in longitudinal and transverse cross-sectionand on its top supporting surface if has the shoulders 1'1, 11 near itsopposite ends which preven?u the spreading of the rail as will ap pear.The mold, as is shown in 6 and 7, has the parallel sides 12 and'fifiprovided with eyes 14 on the outside thereof to re- 'oeive the hooks 15at the projeeliny; ends of the end members 16 and 17. The end mem hers16 and 17 are notched as at 18 to receive the ends of the F-;i ll6 wallmembers 12 and 13. At their inner sides the Walls 12 and 13 each have apair of vertical shoulders 19 and 20, the shoulder 19 being nearer oneend of the wall than the shoulder 20 is to-the other. Each side wall.has the shoulders 21 at its upper edge to correspond with the shoulders11, 11 of the tie. The section of the tie between the pairs of shoulders19 20 is thinner since the section .of the Wall extends in- Wa-rclly toform the shoulders 19, 20. By

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releasing we noons 15 the ends and 1? of the mold may he removed, Win-9halso permils the removal of the sicle Walls of iihe form. Near the lowerefiilg fif the si le walls or the form and extending diagonallytherethrough adjacent the shhnlfisrs 19 and 20 are holes 22 "which when.the form.- is see up will he diagonally in line to receive a pin or barfor suitably carrying the metal lining tube 23 of tlie tie.

"When the tie is to he planted in the roallied, a trench is dug andillfi fO'fll'l is set ac curately in place transversely of the lrack.The tube 23 is ieirl aoo h a l ar filling opposife pairs of holes 535.The eonoremois fillerl' in and soon as 'l; has set the form is taken(lonn and IGIIlGVQLl The fiuhe 23% is then helel in place by concreteanal forms a lining for the hole 522 extending thero through.

the following devices: A pin or headed bolt 25 dihrough iihe tube- 28,the head 26 thereoi: holrling iii ai; one anal and a coti'er pin 2?"passing through an op ning therein at i'he olher end. The has passesthrough the eyes of eyeholts 28, the shanks of which are ihreatierl toreceive securing nuts 29: Between the eyeholts analkhe head 26 andlocking pin 2? 1 place metal angle ushers 30 and 31.

The Fruit of the rail R its in a longitudinzil channel 32 in she iieolaie the under sicle of which is recessed asat 33" to receiv anasbestos or other antifriction pawl 34 which its in a pocket between thetieplats, ancl the tie. As is shown, the top of the lieplate extendsbeyond the iongitudi clamping iron is held in place by short bolts orfastening;- devices 36 which pass through the tieplato and clamping irononly.

It will be seen that the fastening means comprises a rod 25 which fitsin a. tube 23 embedded in the concrete tie and extends srans 'ersely ofthe tie diagonally under eaclfrail; The rails are anchored to the rodspassing through the tubes by the eyeme i bolts 28, the tieplates 33 andclamping irons 35.

Ido not wish to be limited to the-exact details as shown and describedas changes mav be made Without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to besecured by Letter's Patent is;

concrete body having. tubes embedded therein and extending diagonallyunder said body, and means for securing the rails to the tie, said meanscomprising parts which extend through said tubes.

2. A. concrete railway tie having tubes embedded. therein and extendingtransversely thereof, means for securing the rails to the tie, saidtubes extending diagonally said members.

1. In'a railigay tie,'the combination of :1

for securing the rails in place on the tie comprising rods extendingthrough saidtubes, tieplates on which the rails rest, said shoulderslimiting the movement of the tierails to the tie plates and held inplace by 4:. Rail supporting and securing means comprisin J a concretesupporting body, a tube embe d ed therein and extendin transfverselythereof, a plate resting on t e supporting body means on the plate forclamping the rail, a rod extendingthrough said tube, devicesconnected'to the ends of said rod, and means cooperating with saiddevices to h0ld said clamping means and plate in place. a

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence Of two witnesses.

- EMANUEL FOUREMAN.

' Witnesses:

YV. D. ROGERS, M. E. WILD.

